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Learn French: refuser - to refuse

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/Answering negative questions (si)
/refuser

refuser

Word

refuser

Meaning

to refuse

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Answering negative questions (si)

Usages of refuser

Vous ne refusez pas l'accord ? Si, je le refuse.

You aren't refusing the agreement? Yes, I am refusing it.

Ils ne refusent pas l'accord à Paris ? Si.

They aren't refusing the agreement in Paris? Yes, they are.

N'ayez pas peur du compromis. Ne le refusez pas.

Don't be afraid of the compromise. Don't refuse it.

Comme le gouvernement refuse, la manifestation continuera demain.

Since the government refuses, the protest will continue tomorrow.

Celui-ci aurait refusé le procès s'il avait connu la peine.

This one would have refused the trial if he had known the sentence.

Je regrette que tu aies refusé la prime.

I regret that you refused the bonus.

Si j'avais refusé ce stage, je pourrais le regretter maintenant.

If I had refused this internship, I might regret it now.

Le policier va expulser quiconque refuse de quitter le périmètre.

The policeman is going to expel whoever refuses to leave the perimeter.

Nous refusons le partenariat, à moins que le client ne soit solvable.

We refuse the partnership, unless the client is solvent.

Il refuse de vendre les francs sous prétexte que chaque centime a de la valeur.

He refuses to sell the francs on the pretext that every centime has value.

Il refuse de faire réparer la voiture, même par le garagiste.

He refuses to have the car repaired, even by the mechanic.

Comme la mer est agitée, ils refusent d'affronter le vent.

Since the sea is rough, they refuse to face the wind.

Il a perdu sa dent pour avoir refusé d'aller chez le dentiste.

He lost his tooth for having refused to go to the dentist.

Le représentant a refusé la fonction.

The representative refused the position.

Il se voit refuser le prêt.

He is refused the loan.

Sans apport, tu t'es vu refuser le crédit.

Without a down payment, you were refused the credit.

Malgré son épargne, il se serait vu refuser le prêt.

Despite his savings, he would have been refused the loan.

La haie était très haute, mais il refusait de la tailler.

The hedge was very tall, but he refused to trim it.

« Pourtant, je refuse de le faire », réplique-t-il.

"Yet, I refuse to do it," he retorts.

Les uns coopèrent, les autres refusent.

Some cooperate, the others refuse.

Soit qu'il ait peur, soit que ce soit la paresse, il refuse.

Whether it is because he is afraid or because it is laziness, he refuses.

Soit qu'ils aient trop de fierté, soit que ce soit la jalousie, ils refusent de parler.

Whether it is because they have too much pride or because it is jealousy, they refuse to speak.

Ma mère a déjà refusé cette suggestion, même si elle était très bonne.

My mother has already refused this suggestion, even if it was very good.

En refusant le multitâche, nous augmentons notre rendement.

By refusing multitasking, we increase our output.

J'aimerais oublier ce type radin, sans compter qu'il a refusé de payer l'addition.

I would like to forget this stingy guy, not to mention that he refused to pay the bill.

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